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Field Activity Details for field activity 2009-056-FA

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Other ID: P-1-09-AR

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Jonathan Borden

Affiliate Investigator(s): Tom Lorenson, USGS-Menlo Park

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Imagery: Photo, Imagery: Video

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect oil, asphalt and gas samples from natural hydrocarbon seeps from Prudhoe Bay, AK.

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Barrow, AK

End Port/Location: Barrow, AK

Start Date: 2009-09-15

End Date: 2009-09-26

Equipment Used: ROV

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: No ROV work accomplished due to weather; assisted with coring activities.

Staff: Jonathan Borden

Affiliate Staff:
Tom Lorenson
USGS-Menlo Park
Chief Scientist; Pat Hart
USGS-Santa Cruz
Bathymetry

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Jonathan Borden, ROV Pilot. Data Curator: Pat Hart, USGS - Santa Cruz.

Location:

Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States, North America, Beaufort Sea, Arctic Ocean;

Boundaries
North: 73.30262 South: 69.53452 West: -156.665 East: -141.37207

Platform(s):

photo of Polar Sea
Polar Sea

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
ROV --- Photo
Video
Biology
Geology
2009-056-FA-SC-001 (Sediment cores)

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